Malik Abdul-Rahmaan, a music producer and prolific record collector, has collaborated with artists such as Ghostface Killah, Pink Siifu, and Oddisee. A veteran of the New York City beat scene and a key figure in Japan's hip-hop movement, he created the ethnomusicological series Field Research, available via Paxico Records.

DJ REC opens. Carlos REC McBride, a Northampton resident, works in community care and merges art with social engagement to address healing and injustice.

Free. For accessibility questions, call 413 458 0524. Rain moves this event to the auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.